Sunday, December 28, 2014

The Four Wealths are Wealth in Torah, Wealth in Money,
Wealth in Social Skills and Wealth in Understanding the Physical World.

We are now up to Wealth 3 of the 4 Wealths – Social Skills.
Social Skills includes family, skills in marriage and raising children. Social
Skills includes Derech Erets, the Way of the World, in dealing with others,
Jews and non-Jews. Dealing with Human Beings who are in the Image of HaShem is
a sacred skill. One who makes a good impression on others makes a Kiddshin
HaShem; and one who makes a bad impression on others makes a Chilul HaShem.

Thus, this third wealth, as it creates with proper skill
Kiddush HaShem, elevates a person to the highest pinnacle of kedusho,
sanctifying the Holy Name. And lack of such skill creates the great sin of Chilul
HaShem.

Recently, I told a prominent therapist of my concern that
many people today don’t know how to behave in marriage. He responded, “Their parents
don’t know how to behave in marriage,” he said, “so how are they supposed to
know how to behave in marriage?”

I once spoke to a prominent Rov who told me, “You are from
the old generation and I don’t know if you can understand the present one.” This
is taught in the famous Mishneh in Sota about the End of Days when family
itself will disintegrate and respect will disappear for elders.

Before the Great Light of Moshiach will come the Great
Darkness of Evil. And the Great Darkness of Evil will produce a generation or
so where respect for elders disappears. Therefore, today it is very hard to
achieve a wealth of social skills because of this.

Is there hope? Reb Elchonon Wasserman zt”l taught that the
Mishneh there tells us, “And we have nobody to rely on except our Father in
Heaven.” Reb Elchonon says that people mistakenly interpret this to mean that only
HaShem can solve the great problems of the End of Days and we are helpless. But
this is a mistake. We must not forget that HaShem will help anyone, anytime,
who wants to serve HaShem. Even in the greatest darkness, one who strives for
holiness and Derech Erets can achieve it.

The Ponovitecher Rov was a Rov at a time when keeping the
Torah was not fashionable. He asked the Chofetz Chaim what to do. The Chofetz
Chaim answered that when there is a Civil War we have to choose the strongest
side, that side that will win. The Ponovitcher Rov asked, “Does that mean that
I must accept the dictates of the wicked?” The Chofetz Chaim answered, “HaShem
is the strongest.”

Today it is very hard to maintain a marriage, raise
children, even to get along with people. But if we apply ourselves and trust in
HaShem, He can help us and bring us the Third Wealth, the wealth of marriage,
family, and various social skills including Derech Erets that precedes the
Torah.

NEW BLOG TO STOP DRAFT OF WOMEN IN US

There is a grave danger of women being drafted in US for the following reasons:

1) As of Jan 2016 the Obama administration and military generals have decreed that there is no longer a difference in combat between men and women

2) The Supreme Court ruled previously that if women are able to enter combat they can be drafted.

3) For an Orthodox woman to be drafted is a cardinal sin, one that may bring about terrible things such as suicide. The depression of a decent girl being among men who do what they want will surely result in suicides.

4) In Harvard University the President, a woman, recently publicly bemoaned a study that showed that 71 percent of Harvard women suffered from s abuse, and that twenty percent of the abusers were faculty members of Harvard! The military is much worse than Harvard, because men in combat are ferocious in their passions.

4) WE HAVE MADE A NEW BLOG womenmakewar.blogspot.com . Please go there and see the various sources for the above, and enter any questions or comments that you may have.

IF YOU WANT TO HELP! CALL ME AT 845-578-1917 or write to me at eidensohnd@gmail.com .

THANK YOU

Rabbi Dovid E. Eidensohn

Rabbi Dovid Eidensohn has written Hebrew and English halacha and hashkofo books, which are graced with haskomose from Gedolei HaDor of the past and present generations. Rabbi Moshe Feinstein zt"l wrote, "The Rav HaGaon is known to me for many years, as one who delves deeply to clarify complex halochose." Rabbi Eidensohn has 250 videos on youtube.com/mons5555. He is now involved with broken families and divorces, especially the halachic issues. HaGaon Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashev zt"l conveyed upon Rabbi Eidensohn the right to be a Rosh Beth Din in Gittin and to use Rav Elyashev'a name as endorser.

Jewish Outreach Congregation Program

The Jewish Outreach Congregation is a "synagogue without walls" for searching people. Rabbi Dovid Eidensohn has published books in Hebrew and English on family, marriage and other important topics. He is heavily involved in media as he was trained by Geonim Reb Moshe Feinstein, Reb Yaacov Kaminetsky, and Rav Shimon Schwab, all of the zt"l.

Rabbi Eidensohn was a close Talmid of the Gedolim of the past generation and lihvadil this generation. He struggles to maintain the high standards he received from them, but is convinced that there are great problems today in halacha, marriage and other critical issues. He has for many years spoken out and fought for old values.

Today, the hope is to expand the efforts in writing and media to get individuals who share Rabbi Eidensohn's ideas. We want to make a Torah that gives a person true success in Torah, a fine parnoso, Shalom Bayis and success with children, and general abilities to deal with the physical and intellectual problems of the world.